A solar farm powers a small community in Sikka District, relatively untouched by air pollution. While Jakarta ranks as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Abdus Somad, born in Karangasem, Bali, 27 years ago. He plunged into journalism by joining Axis Student Press at Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta. After graduating from college in 2018, he worked as Yogyakarta based freelance journalist, contributing for Suara.com, Tempo, and Gatra. Somad currently works for Jaring.id, covering agrarian and environmental issues. He recently was awarded scholarship from the Tempo Joint Investigation (IBT).
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Trans women experience multiple impacts from air pollution. Many live near pollution sources and do not have good coping skills.
Prigi Arisandi: Protecting the environment, easier said than done
Prigi talks about his involvement in the Pulau Plastik documentary, imported waste, messages about protecting the environment, to funding, both foreign and local for NGOs in Indonesia.